The Washington bee., 1887-05-14

| tOr from lie SlaCe OI eFulOnl
was opposed by Senator Pinch
back, Mr.. Pinchback asserted
that Mr.. Edmunds was a notori-
Gus and corrupt politician and that
his admission as a senator to this
body would be a disgrace to the
American people. Why sir, said
Mr.. Pinchback, you are endea-
,voring to establish social equality
We colored members of this dig
nifed body cannot afford at this
time to allow these low classes of
white people to associate with our
wives. The president would be
in duty bound, should Mr.. Ed
munds be admitted, to invite him
to his state dinners. [ move that
the report be recommitted.
A vote was taken which resulted
in recommitting the report. The
white member voted against the
motion to recommitte.
Mr.. Pruden Cook, the presi-
dents assistant private secretary
was waiting at the door, with ID
message from the president. Mr.
[ Piuchback moved that the presi
idents message be received.-Af-
terwhich the Senate went into
Ex cutive session The follow
ing nominations were sent to the
senate to-day: Postmaster at
Washington, James G. Matthews
of Albany. Mr.. Matt hews, is the
[ great grand son of James c. Mat
thews, who was nominated for
Recorder of Deeds in 1900, Unit
ed States Marshall for the Dis
triet of Columbia, Charles II.
Marshall, Mr.. Marshall is slightly
connected with that once famous
Marshall in South Washington, at
one time District Grand chief of
Samaritans. On motion of Sena-
tor Stewart of New York, d spe-
cal committee was appointed to
investigate the
OUTRAGEs IN THE SOUTH
against the helpless white people.
Senator Stewart in his speech
said, that those people should be
prote cted; that it was a disgrace
to the American people to t, Ter
rate these outrages any longer.
Senator Revells, said that histo
ry tells him that this same pc pie
use to do the colored people s
Senator O'Hara in reply said,
that it can't be possible, that
white people ever committed such
UI 1rIIUo = I'll l---eaIArnd nnnrIn
No, sir. [ don't believe it said he
empha;icalIy. Why Mr. Pres
dsdt, [ have been informed, that
these colored men have invaded
the sacred bed chambers of maid
ems and not being satisfied with
that, these midnight assasins 90
from door to door, masked and
order inocent men out of their
houses.
Tie poor white people
demand far vote and as honest
count. The Department of State
received a minutephone message
from the United States Minister
at
to the effect that railroad ars are
running by electricity. The min~
utephone Is great invention. 200
years ago this had to be done by
telegraph. This is great i'm
provement on the telephone. 40
miles was as far as people could
be heard in the 10Th century.
Minister Brown also states that
Prof. Limbomb the richest colored
man in the world, has succeeded
III putting in operation perpetual
motion.
SANDOMINGO
has succeeded in overtrowing
the French republic. france Is
now "a cUlored republic
The presidents Reception in
honor OF Governor Randolph of
Va, was a great affair. The la
dies of the Cabinet Were not in
vlted. Senator Chases' bill, |
making it a fne and imprison-
ment for any colored proprietor of |
a theatre, eating house or any
public place, to refuse white man
accommodation or admi. sion has
passed the senate.
RAINBOW'S LETTER.